Vonnegut, Kurt (1922-2007) to students of Marshall E. Bean
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.250 Author/Creator: Vonnegut, Kurt (1922-2007) Place Written: West Barnstable, Massachusetts Type: Typed letter signed Date: 9 October 1969 Pagination: 1 p. 27.9 x 21.5 cm Order a Copy
Vonnegut thanks the class for the Thanksgiving card and comments they sent him and explains that another "Mr. Bean" was the best teacher he had as a child. He includes a poem from one of his books about how the whole world is doing God's work. The poem was published in Vonnegut's book Cat's Cradle in 1963.
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